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Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Anita Rodriguez Honored 3

Field Trips/Events! 4

November Meeting Recap 6

Political Education 9

Committee Service

Project Update

10

Getting to Know New

Member Rosalie Barley

14

Notes on America 15

Club & Member

Milestones/Awards

16

About PVRW/AzFRW/NFRW/

Member Application

17

Save the Date: Our Meeting

Schedule

20

Volume , Issue December 2015

Voted the Best Newsletter by the Members of the Arizona Federation of Republican Women (2015)!

Lin Sue Cooney to Headline Our Christmas Party Please join us for our annual Christmas celebration. Festivities in-clude an acclaimed violinist plus a brief ceremony to install our new officers. And our special guest speaker, LIN SUE COONEY! She was an anchor at 12 News for thirty years. Between 2005 and 2010, she also was a contributor to Raising Arizona Kids magazine. She currently works as the Director of Community Engagement at Hospice of the Valley.

For years, Lin Sue, a mother of four, wrote first-person essays for Raising Arizona Kids on everything from adopting her son to rais-ing adventurous eaters. The result is "Off Camera: A Collection of Essays About Children and Families."

Please Help Lin Sue Help Hospice of the Valley! You may purchase books for Lin Sue to autograph. The cost of the book is $20 and all of the proceeds

go to Hospice of the Valley. Lin Sue will autograph all books purchased at the end of the meeting.

11:00 a.m. Social

11:30 a.m. Program/

Lunch

Grayhawk Golf Club:

8620 East Thompson Peak

Parkway, The Fairway

House, Scottsdale

NOTICE OF FEE INCREASE! The cost of the luncheon is now $31 if paying by credit card. Pay with cash or by check and the cost is $30. Checks are preferred but credit cards are accepted.

To make a reservation for our luncheon, contact Edith Stock by email: [email protected], or call her at 480.298.7818 (cell).

On the Menu:

Caesar Salad

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chocolate Prada

Coffee/Iced Tea/

Wine Bar

Join Us On December 16th!

Matt Dobson

Lin Sue Cooney

Jan Stephenson’s Book Club at

Bethesda Community Baptist

Church turning children into life-

long readers one child at a time!

Turn to page 10 to learn more.

mailto:[email protected]

eration of Republican Women's Convention in Louis-ville, KY. Our fundraiser for Education, Conservatives Cook, was a huge success. We started our PAC. We won so many Arizona Federation of Republican Women awards, I don't have the room to list them all....in short, we worked as a team and were successful. I'm looking forward to being your Outreach/ Communi-ty Service Chair for the next few years, you won't get rid of me yet!!! Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart, for al-lowing me the honor of representing the BEST CLUB and group of ladies in Arizona!!! Lacey is nickering for her treats....off to the barn!

Joan

Thoughts From The Saddle… by Joan Lang, Palo Verde Republican Women President

President’s Message

This this will be the last time I get to 'muse' from my saddle, I would like to take a few minutes to re-flect upon the last five years. Representing Palo Verde RW has been one of the most rewarding times of my life! I have met so many people, people I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever be in the same room with,

much less have a chance to speak with, too! I have made many new friends as well. Being part of the his-tory of this Club is something I will always cherish. Our Club grew tremendously. Five years ago we had a membership of about 57. Today it's 138, that's over a 200 percent increase! We were able to accomplish this with the hard work and dedication of your Executive Board and your committee chairs. I have been blessed to have had the most fantastic board ever! I never could have done any of the many things we accom-plished without 'my posse'! So, what all did Palo Verde RW do these last five years? To name a few: we were named the "Best Re-publican Club in Arizona", we brought home the most awards of any club nationwide after the National Fed-

Joan Lang, President

of Palo Verde

Republican Women

Our 2016 Membership Drive Is Going

On Now!! At our December meeting, plan on re-

newing your membership for the 2016 year. Annual

dues are still $30 for full membership. If you are a

member of another Republican Women’s club, but

want to become an associate member of our award

winning club, annual dues are $25. For other member

categories, please see page 19 of this newsletter.

voy from the El Salvador Consulate whose members came and

shared many highlights of Albert’s life in El Salvador.

Albert was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

On a personal note, I want to tell you what Albert was to me and

many of us in this club.

He always came to our Palo Verde RW meetings and events to sup-

port and encourage all of us. He was a delightful

man, always smiling. We all cherish his memory

and honor his impact on our country as well up-

on many of us.

He always encouraged all of us to strive for a

better nation and a better Republican party.

So now I have the very high honor of presenting

our award to whom I hope is a very surprised

Anita Rodriguez. Anita, please come forward.

This award is presented to you in honor of your

dedication to Palo Verde RW and for your unfail-

ing life-long service to our country’s ideals and

for your service to the Republican party.

This woman has served our club twice as presi-

dent. She has been an invaluable advisor to so many of us. She has

been the regional director for the Arizona Republican Women and

she has held many committee and board positions for Palo Verde

RW, currently our committee chair of Voter Registration. In your

roster, she is listed as a Palo Verde RW Member Emeritus. Anita

has been a member of our club probably longer than anyone else

here.

Most importantly, Anita was married to a dear Patriot for whom

this award is named.

John Wayne was once quoted as saying: “Courage is being scared

to death but saddling up anyway.” Albert and Anita may not have

been scared to death but they set a supreme example for all of us

to “Saddle up anyway.”

Congratulations Anita… We love you and we loved Albert as well.

Anita Rodriquez Received the First Annual Colonel Albert F. Rodriguez Award

As delivered by Carol Peters at our November meeting...

Thanksgiving is a day when we pause to give thanks for the things

we have. Veterans day is a day when we pause to give thanks to

the people who fought for the things we have.

In light of our veterans and their service, we are presenting today

a very special award to a very special member of our club.

This award is entitled the Colonel Albert F.

Rodriguez Patriotism Award. Before we pre-

sent this ward to our recipient, I wanted to

share with you something of Albert Rodri-

guez’s life story.

Colonel Rodríguez was born in 1928 and died

January 7th, 2013. Albert served our country

for over 35 years. During that time, he was

awarded the Silver Star and two Purple

Hearts for his service in Vietnam where he

was in country from 1964 to 1969.

Colonel Rodriguez was wounded twice and

brought down four times in his helicopter by

enemy fire. His unit was the 7th of the First Air

Cavalry.

After the war, Albert served as the Army Defense Attaché to El

Salvador. During his duty in El Salvador, he rescued 200 Salvadori-

ans and 25 Americans held hostage by Leftist groups.

During his years of service to our country, Albert was awarded 68

medals and eight foreign medals from El Salvador, Argentina and

Japan.

His dedication to his country not only included military service

but public duty as Mayor of Douglas, Arizona from 1978 to 1980.

Additionally, Colonel Rodriguez was involved with the American

Red Cross, St. Vincent De Paul, the American Legion, the Military

Officers Association, the Distinguished Flying Cross Society and he

was the driving force in forming a Police Boys Club in Douglas,

this is just to name a few of the many things Albert was a part of.

On January 14th, 2013 Colonel Rodriguez’s funeral was held and

many of us had the honor of being there. There was even an en-

Anita Rodriguez holding her award.

Special News

On Thursday, November 12th KKNT, 960 AM The Patriot hosted an event headlined by Hugh Hewitt, Ann Coul-

ter, Rep. David Schweikert, Rep. Paul Gosar, and AZ GOP Chairman Robert Graham. In the audience were Palo

Verde RW members Karen Garrett, Verna Wangler plus her husband Larry Wangler as well as Palo Verde RW

associate member Allison Mary. Photos courtesy of Karen Garrett! Thanks Karen!

Roberta Meluskey is a member of Palo Verde RW. Her

husband, Alex Meluskey, is running against Arizona Re-

publican Senator John McCain in 2016. Several of our

club members attended the open house Alex hosted in

November. Plus one of our members, Cheryl Pelletier,

helped to scan business cards into their computer sys-

tem. If you have questions about Alex’s campaign, be

sure to talk to Roberta! She’ll be happy to chat with you.

Oh, The Places We Go And The Things That We Do!

Oh, The Places We Go And The Things That We Do!

Scenes from the annual Fountain Hills Thanksgiving Day parade: If you haven’t attended, then make sure you mark

it on your calendar next year! You’re in for a treat! It’s the largest Thanksgiving Day parade in the state. And if you go, you

may be the lucky recipient of a Honey Bun distributed every year by CD 6 Congressman David Schweikert. It’s an annual

tradition that he and his supporters hand them out as they march along the parade route!

Photos courtesy of Palo Verde RW Pachyderm Bruce Linker.

Marney Thompson, left, and Allison Mary, center.

Palo Verde RW member Paula Linker.

Palo Verde RW Pachyderm and Fountain Hills School

Board member, Dr. C. T. Wright, left.

United States Congressman David Schweikert, AZ CD6.

The Fountain Hills Republican Club float.

Husband of Palo Verde RW member Julia Graham and

AZ GOP Chairman Robert Graham along with his son.

November Meeting Recap in Pictures

Matt Dobson, Arizona State Director at Concerned Veterans for America, spoke about his organiza-

tion’s efforts to help reform the VA to ensure it truly works for our veterans. Honey Levin signed her

book The Friction Within: How the Political Divide in America Affects Personal Relationships. The young

cadets of Squadron 302 at Deer Valley Airport did a superb and precise presentation of the colors.

Most photos courtesy of Kelly Sallaway. Thank you so much Kelly! You take amazing photos.

A sweet friend-

ship refreshes

the soul.

Proverbs 27:9


They were strangers when I walked into the room but by the end of the meeting I realized that we are

all part of the same tribe.

Author Unknown

Political Education and Legislative Action

Karen Garrett/Caring for America Chair

Shoebox Ministries Sock Drive for the Homeless The Valley’s homeless and working poor need your help. It may be the only gift they receive this Holiday Season! The goal is to collect 45,000 pairs of NEW socks to warm the soles of the Valley’s homeless. Please help by donating new socks at our November 18th and December 16th meetings. For more information, visit their website: http://www.shoeboxministry.org/2013/05/sock-drive-2/

Paula Linker/Political Education and Legislative Action Chair

Enjoy the Holiday Season, There Will Be Plenty of National and Local Campaigns to Decide Upon

The Presidential Preference Primary in March and the General Election Primary in August will provide many choices. Let’s all just not allow the choices to divide us. We will be informed and rationale because we are Re-publicans. Leave the divisive, visceral, and emotional to the Dems; it suits them best. When it’s all over we will come back together to win. We’ve waited far too agonizingly long to let victory get away because we didn’t get our first choice. I will be including Scottsdale and State information with the RNC Daily Reads. There will be at least two mayoral candidates and three council candidates. Probably more running. More on that next month. Petitions will also be back from the North Pole. If you are going to be out of town for any of the three election dates you need to contact the Maricopa County Recorder, be sure to include your voter registration number in the letter. Details next month.

Enjoy the Season- Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year.

Paula Linker

http://www.shoeboxministry.org/2013/05/sock-drive-2/


Jan Stephenson/3rd Vice President, Outreach Chair

Our Community Service Projects have been quite successful in 2015. We have focused on helping Veterans, Homeless/Poor and the African-American Community.

We donated over $5,000 to build a Fisher House in Tucson and then attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony in May. This facility will house the families of wounded active duty servicemen and women and veter-ans who are undergoing treatment at the Veteran’s Hospital there. We purchased 181 wreaths to participate in Wreaths Across America. Many members attended the wreath-laying ceremony at Arizona’s Na-tional Cemetery in December and then participated in laying the wreaths on veteran’s graves. It is a special honor to place a wreath on Col. Albert Rodriguez’s grave, husband of member Anita.

We donated to Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, an emergency shel-ter for homeless families, who provide shelter, food, clothing, and the support of a caring community to meet the basic needs of homeless families with children. Palo Verde provided donuts to the Cardboard City Event. We provided numerous meals (Pizza Parties) for families in the program as well as food and Christmas gifts. Another charity we support is Shoebox Ministries. We donated purses filled with toiletries for homeless children to give their mothers on Mother’s Day. We gave hundreds of pairs of socks to help keep their feet warm. We also do-nated food at Thanksgiving to St. Mary’s Food Bank.

In trying to make inroads into the Afro-American Community, we be-gan attending Bethesda Community Baptist Church a couple of years ago. With the help of Dr. C.T. Wright and Pastor James Preston, we determined the children needed help with reading skills. We decided to establish a library at the church and have donated over 600 books for grades K-6 plus some adult books. We are holding “Reading Par-ties” one Saturday a month from 11-1. We read to the children, have an art activity, feed them pizza, juice and cookies, and then have them check out four books each to take home and READ. We are strongly encouraging the parents to read to their children and with them for a half hour every day. Our goal is to help the children enjoy reading and improve their AzMerit Test scores.

Our Community Service Projects show how CARING our Palo Verde women are! We encourage all our women to be involved.

Fondly,

Jan Photos on this page and the next are from our Reading Party held at Bethesda Baptist Community Church in Phoenix on November 21.

Committee Service Project Update

A book is like a garden carried in a pocket.

Chinese Proverb

Committee Service Project Update

Wreaths Across America

Submitted By Michelle Creveling/Wreaths Across America Chair

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

HE LIVED ALL ALONE,

IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF

PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY

WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,

AND TO SEE JUST WHO

IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,

A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,

NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,

NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,

JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,

ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES

OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,

AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,

A SOBER THOUGHT

CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,

IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,

I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,

ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,

SILENT, ALONE,

CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR

IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,

THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,

NOT HOW I PICTURED

A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO

OF WHOM I’D JUST READ?

CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,

THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES

THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,

OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS

WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,

THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,

AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE

A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM

EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,

BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,

LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN’T HELP WONDER

HOW MANY LAY ALONE,

ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE

IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT

BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,

I DROPPED TO MY KNEES

AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED

AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,

“SANTA DON’T CRY,

THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,

I DON’T ASK FOR MORE,

MY LIFE IS MY GOD,

MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.”

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER

AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,

I COULDN’T CONTROL IT,

I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I WEPT FOR HOURS,

SO SILENT AND STILL

AND WE BOTH SHIVERED

FROM THE COLD NIGHT’S CHILL.

I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE

ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,

THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR

SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,

WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,

WHISPERED, “CARRY ON SANTA,

IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.”

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,

AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.

“MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND!

AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.”

Caring for America

Help Feed the Hungry!

It is December and we will be cele-

brating Christmas and Hanukkah. How

fortunate we are! However, there are

some families that don’t have what we

do. Please go to your pantry and see

what you have that you can do-

nate. Please bring a grocery bag full of

canned goods to our December

meeting! They will be so thankful and

this will make a better holiday for you.

Anita Rodriguez



Did You Sign Up to Help a Child This Christmas? In November,

many of you chose a tag or two from our lovely giving tree. At our De-

cember luncheon, please be sure to bring your gift(s), either wrapped or

placed in a gift bag with each gift’s tag attached. And if you can’t attend

our December celebration, please contact Karen Garrett who is willing to

pick up your gift from you. Thank you to all of you who chose to help

make a homeless child’s Christ-

mas a little brighter this year!



November’s donations!

These wonderful photos courtesy

of Kelly Salloway!





Married: I am married to William Barley

Children: No

Pets: We have two beautiful cats; Catrick Mew-

ing a black exotic, and Catherine a Persian, and

an umbrella Cockatoo - Henrietta

Hobbies: I collect signed, First Edition, mystery

books from authors such as: Stuart Woods,

John Sanford, Michael Connelly, Ed McBain,

Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell, Tony Hillerman,

Michael Crichton, Dick Francis, John Grisham.

Career: Logistics/Inventory Control Manager

for The J. M. Smucker Co., Technical Support

Supervisor for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating

Station, Small Business Owner (MWBE), RosBar

Enterprises which consults to the nuclear and

public utilities, and luxury real estate agent for

RE/MAX Excalibur.

I was born in Modesto, CA and raised in Arizo-

na. I lived in California from 1969 to 1985 in

the Monterey Bay area. I moved back to Arizo-

na in 1985 to 1993. Then we moved to Rich-

land, WA, well known for the Hanford atomic

cleanup site. From Richland , we moved back

to Arizona and have lived in Scottsdale since

1998.

I got involved in politics after leaving Cali-

fornia. I woke up one day and looked

around to see how dramatically California

had changed just in the time that I lived

there. I had been too busy, like most peo-

ple, to notice what was happening

around me. I am involved in politics as

much as time permits.

What

Getting to Know New Member Rosalie Barley

Married: I am married to William Barley

Children: No

Pets: We have two beautiful

cats: Catrick Mewing, a black ex-

otic, and Catherine, a Persian, as

well as an Umbrella Cockatoo -

Henrietta.

Hobbies: I collect signed, First

Edition, mystery books from au-

thors such as:

Stuart Woods,

John Sanford,

Michael Connel-

ly, Ed McBain,

Sue Grafton, Pa-

tricia Cornwell,

Tony Hillerman,

Michael Crichton,

Dick Francis, John

Grisham.

Career: Logistics/Inventory Control Manager for The

J. M. Smucker Co., Technical Support Supervisor for

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Small Business

Owner (MWBE), RosBar Enterprises which consults to

the nuclear and public utilities, and luxury real estate

agent for RE/MAX Excalibur.

Where Are You From? I was born in Modesto, Califor-

nia and raised in Arizona. I lived in California from 1969

to 1985 in the Monterey Bay area. I moved back to Ari-

zona in 1985 to 1993. Then we moved to Richland,

Washington, well known for the Hanford atomic

cleanup site. From Richland , we moved back to

Arizona and have lived in

Scottsdale since 1998.

What Got You Involved In Poli-

tics? I got involved in politics

after leaving California. I woke

up one day and looked around

to see how dramatically Califor-

nia had

changed just in

the time that I

lived there. I

had been too

busy, like most

people, to no-

tice what was

happening

around me.

Currently, I am

involved in poli-

tics as much as time permits.

Rosalie Barley: California’s Loss Is Our Gain!

Pictured top: Rosalie Bartley and author John Sanford at a book signing at The Poisoned

Pen bookstore in Scottsdale. Bottom left: Rosalie with Sarah Palin. Bottom right: Rosalie at the

Arizona State Treasurer’s office.

About The Patriot Newsletter

The Patriot is published for PVRW club members and

interested friends. It is emailed in color or sent via the

United States Postal Service in black and white.

The Patriot is distributed by the second week of each

month with the exception of July and August. If you

wish to submit an article, or provide content for this

newsletter, please contact Cheryl Pelletier, Editor,

at: 480.406.9227 (cell) or email Cheryl at

[email protected].

Carol Peters/Americanism Chair

2015 is about to be history... Here we are in December already and a new year is upon us. Where does the time go? The month of December has few holidays but they are special ones to honor and commemorate: December 6: Hanukkah begins December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 14: Hanukkah ends December 22: First day of winter December 25: Christmas December 31: New Year’s Eve December's moments in history include the following: 12/1/1862: Abraham Lincoln reminded the nation that America is the "last best hope of earth" 12/3/1805: Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific coast 12/5/1831: Former President John Quincy Adams took his seat in the U.S. House representing Massachusetts 12/6/1884: Workers finished the construction of the Washington Monument 12/7/1941: Japanese warplanes attacked the U. S. Pa-cific Fleet at Pearl Harbor 12/8/1941: A day after the Pearl Harbor attack, Congress declared war on Japan 12/10/1987: "Stars and Stripes Forever" was designat-ed as the national march 12/12/1925: The world's first motel, the Motel Inn,

Americanism

Notes on America

Noteworthy! In 2015, The Patriot

was voted the best club newsletter

by the women of the Arizona

Federation of Republican Women.

opened in San Luis Obispo, CA 12/14/1947: NASCAR was founded in Daytona Beach, Flori-da 12/15/1939: "Gone with The Wind" premiered in Atlanta, GA 12/17/1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright made the world's first successful motor-powered airplane flight 12/19/1871: Mark Twain received the first of three patents for improved suspenders 12/20/1606: The Jamestown settlers set sail from England for Virginia 12/21/1620: The Pilgrims began coming ashore at Plym-outh, Massachusetts 12/23/1823: "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement C. Moore was published 12/25/1868: President Andrew Johnson granted uncondi-tional pardons to all Confederates involved in the Civil War 12/27/1941: The newly opened North Platte (Nebraska) Canteen served war-bound troops 12/29/1940: FDR called on the United States to be-come "the great arsenal of democracy" 12/30/1951: The TV western "The Roy Rogers Show" debut-ed

The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant. But that they know so much that isn't so.

Ronald Reagan

Christmas is the commemoration of the birth of the Prince of Peace, Jesus

Christ, whose message would truly be one of good tidings and great joy,

peace and good will. During this glorious festival, let us renew our

determination to follow His example.

President Ronald Reagan 1983, Reflection on the meaning of Christmas

Club/Member Milestones & Awards

In 2014, Palo Verde RW

was named the Best

Republican Club in the

state! We didn’t win it in

2015 but we’ll try again

next year!

Palo Verde RW is pleased to announce our NEWEST members:

Lou Ann Clark,

Sondra Gorraiz and

Virginia Korte Welcome to our family! We’re so glad to have you as

part of our club!!!

Palo Verde Republican Women (PVRW) was

chartered in January 1974 under the guidance

of Mrs. Joan Wood who became the club’s first

president. Most of the charter members had

been a part of Scottsdale Republican Women,

one of the most active groups in the state of

Arizona. The club eventually withdrew from

the National Federation of Republican Women

and member Joan Wood and others who

wished to remain in the Federation formed

PVRW. From the beginning, PVRW maintained

a reputation as a vigorous and active club, and

has remained a powerful force within the Fed-

eration to this day. We educate our members

through programs presented at our monthly

meetings (the third Wednesday of every

month—except July and August), through our

monthly newsletter (The Patriot), and by

attending AzFRW quarterly meetings.

2014 PVRW Officers Joan Lang

President

[email protected]

Roberta Heine 1st Vice President, Programs

[email protected]

Judy Clouse 2nd Vice President, Membership

[email protected]

Jan Stephenson 3rd Vice President, Club Outreach

[email protected]

Sherry Gray Treasurer/Budget

[email protected]

Edith Stock Assistant Treasurer/Reservations

[email protected]

Linda Stacey Secretary

[email protected]

Americanism/Chaplain Carol Peters

Arrangements/Hospitality Nancy Pryor

Award Hours Nina Natoli

Bylaws Eileen Fiedler

Caring for America Karen Garrett

Education Open

Fundraising/Jewelry Sales Dee Mancini

Community Service Jan Stephenson

Gold Mine Eileen Fiedler

Laura Bush Colleen Goodrich

Patriot Editor Cheryl Pelletier

Patriot Assistant Editors Marjorie Collins

Roberta Heine

Parliamentarian Michelle Creveling

Political Ed./Legislation Paula Linker

Publicity Bette Jefferson

Roster Linda Stacey

Voter Registration Anita Rodriguez

Webmaster/Social Media Cheryl Pelletier

2014/2015 Palo Verde Republican Women Committee Chairs

Palo Verde Republican Women (PVRW) is a member of the

Arizona Federation of Republican Women (AzFRW) and the

National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW).

Annual PVRW dues are: $30 for Active Members; $25 for

Associate and Pachyderm Members.

http://www.nfrw.org/

https://azfrw.com/

About Palo Verde

Republican Women

A Proud Member Of NFRW: Palo Verde Republican Women

Palo Verde Republican Women: Women Having Fun While Advancing the Conservative Cause.

January 21 Yvonne Cahill, Co-Chair of

ASU’s Center for Political Thought and Leadership.

February 18 ASU Adjunct Law Professor

Charles A. James to speak on Federalism.

March 18 Frank Riggs, President & CEO of

Joe Foss Institute.

April 15 Debbie Moak, NotMyKid, and Seth

Liebsohn, radio host (9-11 PM, Monday thru Friday,

KKNT 960 AM, The Patriot) writer, editor, policy, po-

litical, and communications expert.

May 20 Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward.

Save the Dates! Our 2015 Program/Luncheon Schedule

Palo Verde Republican Women

June 17th Nick Dranias, President & Executive

Director of Contract for America (COP), will discuss

COP’s approach to convention of the states.

July and August Summer break

September 16 Dr. Kenneth Kearns re: "Bias

in the Women's Health Institute Study: The Profound

Impact;" and "Women's Health: The Research Agenda

Hits Home."

October 21 Seth Liebsohn (KKNT 960 AM,

The Patriot), on Terrorism.

November 18 Matt Dobson, Concerned

Vets for America.

December 16 Our Annual Christmas Party.

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